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Put on your dancing shoes (or your toe-tapping shoes, if that’s more your style), and get ready for a good time. Our Literacy Swings event is coming to the Pittsboro Roadhouse. The Triangle Jazz Orchestra will play big band hits on Monday, September 18, from 7 until 9:30 pm. This year, there will also be free […]
The Spring for Literacy luncheon at Governors Club on Thursday, April 20 was a huge success. 180  people were on hand to support Chatham Literacy and enjoy the delicious lunch and the entertaining program of speakers. Best-selling author Lee Smith was a delightful speaker. She read an essay from her latest book, a personal memoir titled Dimestore, […]
Award-winning author Lee Smith will share stories from her popular new memoir at Chatham Literacy’s 7th annual Spring for Literacy Luncheon in April. You can register now for this event, which will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 20, at Governors Club in northern Chatham County. Ms. Smith has written 17 books […]
You’ll be able to dance to the fabulous sounds of a 19-member swing-era dance band at the inaugural Literacy Swings in Siler City FUNdraiser in March. The Ambassadors will headline the event, which will be on Saturday, March 18, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Siler City Country Club. A tax-deductible donation of $20 per […]
Miguel Anguiano Gonzalez became a U.S. citizen this year after completing a Chatham Literacy citizenship class in Siler City. Miguel is originally from San Luis Potosi, Mexico, and works now in the Sanitation Department at Mountaire Farms. Miguel, the father of a 15-year-old son, says he likes his job but hopes to work into a […]
The 3rd annual Chatham County Giving Party for Nonprofits will be on Wednesday, November 30, at the Briar Chapel Clubhouse. From 7 to 9 p.m., you’ll have a chance to enjoy a glass of wine and some tasty food, and to find out about the good things that five local nonprofits are doing. Guests can make a donation to any or all […]
Get into the spirit this year by joining us at two fun community events – the Siler City and Pittsboro holiday parades. The Siler City Christmas Parade will be on Thursday, December 1. It will start at the Courtyard Café at 7 p.m. and continue along North Chatham Avenue. Don’t forget to look for our […]
Chatham Literacy ended its National Literacy Month celebrations on a high note with Literacy Swings!, an evening of big band music and dancing that raised $3,500 for adult literacy and educational programs in Chatham County. Thanks to the 80 people who joined us at Pittsboro Roadhouse on September 27th to hear The Ambassadors, a 20-member swing-era […]
Chatham Literacy is sponsoring Literacy Swings, a FUNdraiser party to be held at the Pittsboro Roadhouse on September 27. Think back to when you were young…learning began with a song. AND we are still connecting and learning through music, the universal language. September is National Literacy Month. To celebrate and bring focus to this critical issue, Chatham Literacy is sponsoring […]
Thanks to everyone celebrating International Literacy Day — and National Literacy Month — with us in Chatham County. We look forward to seeing people across the county in Chatham Literacy T-shirts to promote the importance of literacy. Anyone wearing the new “Literacy: Never too early! Never too late!” shirts will receive discounts at the following businesses on Thursday, September 8:  580 […]
